Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko told visiting EU Council president Donald Tusk on Monday that he is convinced the Kremlin is seeking not only to return Ukraine to its zone of influence, but also to destroy its statehood.

EU Special Representative Toivo Klaar, who is currently on a visit to Armenia, on Monday met prime minister Nikol Pashinyan to discuss the Karabakh issue, EU-Armenia relations and the regional situation

"Bright Armenia" has been accepted as an associate member of the Alliance of European Liberals and Democrats (ALDE). The decision was taken at a meeting of ALDE's Executive Council in Berlin on 9 February. "Bright Armenia" was represented at the Berlin meeting by its party leader Edmon Marukian.

In this op-ed for commonspace.eu Richard Giragosian says that "despite the clearly more positive environment of the peace talks, there is a need to "mind the gap" between expectations and reality over the course of the Karabakh peace process. Such scepticism is not meant to diminish the importance of a welcome return to diplomacy over force of arms, however".

An Armenian mission made up of mine clearance experts, medical personnel and an accompanying security team has arrived in the Syrian city of Aleppo. A statement from the Armenian Ministry of Defence said that the mission was strictly humanitarian, and will be conducted only in areas where there was no ongoing fighting